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The last dinosaurs walked on Earth about 66 million years ago.
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Welcome to Jurassic Park. As we open the gates to this zoo of previously extinct creatures, how would you expect the dinosaurs behind them to look? For those who have read or watched Jurassic Park, the image of a dinosaur may have already been planted in your mind. Your perception might be plagued by the gruesome scenes of park rangers becoming easy meals, or the film s iconic theme tune might resonate in your head as you envision herds of long-necked beasts parading across the land. With great species diversity, the thrill of this dinosaur park cannot be denied. But can a Jurassic Park really happen?
Oregon State professor discovers new flower species By Jim Day, Albany Democrat-Herald
Published: January 26, 2021, 6:02am
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ALBANY, Ore. An Oregon State University scientist famed for his work with specimens in amber, has come up with a new discovery.
George Poinar Jr., whose work uses the same technology displayed in the novel and movie “Jurassic Park,” has identified a new genus and species of flower that is approximately 100 million years old.
“This isn’t quite a Christmas flower but it is a beauty, especially considering it was part of a forest that existed 100 million years ago,” said Poinar, professor emeritus in the OSU College of Science.
Scientist Warns Bringing Back Dinosaurs Can Spread Bugs That Wiped Out the World
Scientist Warns Bringing Back Dinosaurs Can Spread Bugs That Wiped Out the World
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Oregon, USA A famous scientist has cautioned against bringing back dinosaurs to life using amber-encased DNA saying the giant creature could also bring back diseases – may be a prehistoric form of Covid.
Professor George Poinar Jr, an Oregan State University paleontologist who inspired the Jurassic Park books and films, has recently discovered a new species of flower – that existed some 100 million years ago – encased in fossilized amber.
A very odd looking beetle that looked like a walking scrub brush lived about 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. This newly identified genus and species of cylindrical bark beetle has been named Stegastochlidus saraemcheana (in Greek, “stegastos” means covered, and “chlidos” means ornament). It was preserved in amber that was found in. Read more »